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(Whatever castle is the Overlord's.)

Shira snorted and wobbled. "Don't make me laugh. If I wanted to, I could kill you right here and now, but I won't." Her eyes darkened. "Lark, on the other hand... he wouldn't even blink." She looked up. "Anyway, if we want to destroy the Overlord, we'd better do it before Larken does. If he has an army to control, he'll use it to his full advantage, got it? Larken is bad, bad news. Stay out of his way- I'm the only one who has even a thread of chance to defeat him and he knows it."

(I don't god mod- look at my profile a little ways back, it says my character has the ability to heal. She can't heal very much, though.)

"Yeah, thanks, you helped." Shira meant that sincerely. "And if you don't believe me about Lark, that's your own grave your digging." Shira actually chuckled as she walked at the back of the group, keeping a watchful eye on whatever could pounce.

(What about Larken? I mean, he's not a pompous guy. He's just trying to kill Shira, and why not the whole group while he's at it?)

Larken stood there, realizing that they probably wouldn't let him in. Fine, then. He would just go to the nearest town, pick up supplies. His master had provided him with a delightful map of the strange land, though he wouldn't say where he got it.

Shira spoke. "I haven't exactly told you yet, but I have some certain abilities of my own. As you already know, I can heal, but it's only small stuff." She gingerly touched the site of her still-aching wound. "I can also sort of see through things, and make force fields. I think the force field part would be helpful in Zaltuthe."

Kazelina looked over at Shira. "And, exactly how long can you hold that shield under extreme and constant heat?" She asked. Unless the girl could hold the shield for quite a few hours, it would be a lot easier on everyone if the four wind mages worked together to lessen the heat intensity.

Kaze smiled at Josline, she looked nice in a dress. "Josline's right, we've been faced with overwhelming odds before, and always come out on top." He said.

(It's more of the part about the human pressure points. With characters like that, it puts everyone on offensive against him, because that basically means if that character gets a single hit in on anyone, the character Larken hit would be out of commission. I, personally, dislike dealing with these types, because that makes me feel like I have to make my own character dodge everything (in short, makes me feel like I have to god mod my own characters) so that the fight doesn't turn out one-sided.)

(Jos, Jos, you and your kidnappings.)

(Well, anyway, I'm off to bed for the night.)

Vaati meowed his answer and snuggled closer to his chest. So long as he was in his cat form, he didn't need to walk, though his fur would make things difficult in the desert. Not to mention his tunic in his regular form. Usually, his cape would add to the heat, but he hadn't seen it much since he passed it to Kazelina for Seth. Vaati's ears twitched as he listened into the conversation. He was beginning to think that none of them liked Shira, or perhaps it was just a trust issue. "It doesn't matter how long she can last. We can always switch from using our magic to using her shield if it gets awful. Anyone who dies is useless to us." Vaati murmured in his cat form.

((Was Seth left in the forest or is he still with Kazelina?))

(Yes, Seth is still with Kazelina. Oh, and Jos, could you reply with Shadow? Also, one more thing. Jenny, I hope you're not trying to say that the group is in town already... because they haven't even left the forest... And, they will be heading straight to Arelia to get horses... Isn't Larken in Telrathos?)

Kazelina nodded, then started heading out of the forest. "Alright, Arelia isn't too far from here. One of the reasons this forest got the title 'Respite' is because it's so close to the peaceful kingdom." She explained as they exited the forest. Shadow was already there, waiting or them, though, he was in the shadows, so only Josline and Dark would really be able to sense him.

Kaze looked down at Josline again. "Something wrong?" He asked. She seemed to be a little nervous about something. Kaze smiled and wrapped his arm protectively around her. "Don't worry, we'll get to Arelia soon. If what my sister says is true, I doubt anyone would really try anything stupid there." He said reassuringly.

Kaze stopped, his ear twitching when he heared his sword being unsheathed from its sheathe. He quickly turned around and grabbed his sword out of the air, then unsheathed his second sword. "Who's there!?" He demanded to know, only to scowl when he saw Larken's face. Without hesitation, he sent a powerful wave of wind straight to Larken's face.

(Yeah... another thing about Kaze is that his hearing is a quite a bit better than most others'.)